Ashley Howard, assistant professor of African American Studies, was interviewed by The Associated Press regarding the racial violence surrounding the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery.

.Four Hawkeyes were recognized at the First-Generation Students Awards and Recognition Ceremony Nov. 11 as part of the weeklong National First-Generation College Celebration.

Five University of Iowa alumni and faculty who served their country in roles ranging from medical and preventative care for military personnel to organizing air war efforts during the Gulf War are being honored virtually with the 2021 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award.

Hyaeweol Choi helped create the Korean Studies Research Network, an intellectual hub intended to expand the study and visibility of Korean history, society, and culture in the Midwest.

Liz Hollingworth, educational leadership professor and interim DEO in the University of Iowa College of Education, has been named to the Big Ten Equality Coalition Executive Committee for 2021-22.

The University of Iowa welcomed students back to campus for the start of the fall 2021 semester and celebrated the return to an in-person experience with numerous OnIowa! events to help get them acclimated to campus.

Lynne Nugent has been named editor of The Iowa Review. She is the seventh editor in the half-century history of The Iowa Review and the first nonwhite person (she is Asian American) to serve in that role.

Alfred L. Martin Jr., assistant professor of media studies, authored this essay about the history of Black gayness in television and how representation can signal acceptance and normalcy that can be important for Black queer boys and men.

Two exceptional female University of Iowa leaders and educators were awarded the Susan C. Buckley Distinguished Achievement Award for Staff and May Brodbeck Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty at the University of Iowa’s annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women on April 7

A March 7 story about the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer whose May 2020 killing of George Floyd ignited a nationwide racial reckoning, shows why Rachel Marie-Crane Williams' new book is so essential right now. Williams is an assistant professor in the School of Art and Art History and Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies.

Sara Sanders has been named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) after serving in the role as interim since July 2020. She will begin in the permanent role on March 15.

The University of Iowa is asking community members for feedback on three campus safety prototypes developed by the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee.

Simon Balto, assistant professor of history and African American studies at the University of Iowa, who’s currently working on a biography of Fred Hampton, says as beautifully as the film was shot and acted, “We didn’t really get a movie that had a lot to say coherently about what the Panthers were doing and why that was important.”

A team of University of Iowa students from the Tippie College of Business recently took third place in the National Diversity Case Competition.

Liz Tovar has been named executive officer for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of Iowa.

Results of the 2020 Campus Climate Survey show that, on average, University of Iowa faculty, staff, and postdoctoral scholars feel valued and satisfied with the university and within their respective departments and units.

In order to continue improving diversity, equity, and inclusion across campus and address specific areas outlined in the 2020 Campus Climate Survey results released earlier this week, the University of Iowa will implement five new initiatives.

It goes without saying that life has been difficult and stressful for all of us, especially over the past year.

A former University of Iowa postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Internal Medicine worked with the biomedical journal publisher Cell Press to create a list of 1,000 Black scientists who are leaders in their fields.

Yashwant Prakash Vyas, assistant director of Diversity Resources in the University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, was awarded the 2020 NASPA Region IV-East Outstanding New Professional Award.